Hàn Quốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 韓國, from Korean 한국 (Han'guk); see further notes there. In Vietnam, this name was adopted in 1994 by the request of South Korea, whose position is that Triều Tiên (“Joseon”) is not the preferred term as it is associated with North Korea.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːn˨˩ kuək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːŋ˦˩ kuək̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːŋ˨˩ wək̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Hàn Quốc

1. South Korea

   Synonyms: (previously North Vietnam) Nam Triều Tiên, (Overseas Vietnamese, previously South Vietnam) Nam Hàn

See also

• Đại Hàn Dân Quốc (“Republic of Korea”)

Adjective

Hàn Quốc

1. South Korean

   Synonyms: Hàn, Nam Hàn

See also

• Bắc Triều Tiên (“North Korea”)
• Triều Tiên (“Korea”)